麥克

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (麥克)		麥	克
simp. (麦克)		麦	克

Etymology 1

From English Mike or Michael.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Màikè

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ hak¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Màikè
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maykeh
  - IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mak⁶ hak¹
  - Yale: mahk hāk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ hak⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶ heg¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² hɐk̚⁵/

Proper noun

麥克

Mike; Michael

Etymology 2

From English Mc- or Mac-.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Màikè

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ hak¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Màikè
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maykeh
  - IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mak⁶ hak¹
  - Yale: mahk hāk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ hak⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶ heg¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² hɐk̚⁵/

Prefix

麥克

Mc-; Mac-

Synonyms

麥／麦 (mài)

Derived terms

麥克唐納／麦克唐纳 (Màikètángnà)

Etymology 3

From Japanese マイク (maiku); the choice of hanzi is influenced by 麥克風／麦克风 (màikèfēng).

Pronunciation

Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mái-kù / mái-khù / mai-khù / mai-kú
Min Nan (POJ): mài-kù / mái-khù

Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mái-kù / mái-khù / mai-khù
  - Hakka Romanization System: mai` guˇ / mai` kuˇ / mai kuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mai³ gu² / mai³ ku² / mai⁴ ku²
  - IPA: /ma̯i³¹ ku¹¹/, /ma̯i³¹ kʰu¹¹/, /ma̯i⁵⁵ kʰu¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mái-kù / mái-khù / mai-kú
  - Hakka Romanization System: mai` guˇ / mai` kuˇ / mai gu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mai³ gu² / mai³ ku² / mai⁴ gu³
  - IPA: /ma̯i³¹ ku¹¹/, /ma̯i³¹ kʰu¹¹/, /ma̯i⁵⁵ ku³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mài-kù
  - Tâi-lô: mài-kù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mae'kux
  - IPA (Taipei): /mãɪ¹¹⁻⁵³ ku¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mãɪ²¹⁻⁴¹ ku²¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mái-khù
  - Tâi-lô: mái-khù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: may'qux
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mãɪ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰu²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mãɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰu¹¹/

Noun

麥克

(Taiwanese Min Nan and Hakka) microphone
- 唱 KTV 三隻嘴點一條歌，麥克攏要搶來搶去。 [Taiwanese, trad.]
  唱 KTV 三只嘴点一条歌，麦克拢要抢来抢去。 [Taiwanese, simp.]
  From: 2010, 張政雄 (Jhang Jheng Syong), 薛珮潔 (Sherry Hsueh) and 翁立友 (Weng Li-you), 三口組
  Chhiùⁿ KTV saⁿ ki chhùi tiám chi̍t tiâu koa, mài-kù lóng beh chhiúⁿ-lâi-chhiúⁿ-khì. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  When singing karaoke, three mouths chose one song, and the microphone had to be fought over.
- 人客若叫阮就行，麥克是阮的伴。 [Taiwanese, trad.]
  人客若叫阮就行，麦克是阮的伴。 [Taiwanese, simp.]
  From: 2012, 蔡佳麟 (Jia-Ling Cai), 為愛車拼 (“For Love”)
  Lâng-kheh nā kiò gún tiō kiâⁿ, mài-kù sī gún ê phōaⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  When customers call, I go right away; the microphone is my companion.
- 阮提著麥克唱出的心情聽歌的人永遠陪佇遮。 [Taiwanese, trad.]
  阮提着麦克唱出的心情听歌的人永远陪伫遮。 [Taiwanese, simp.]
  From: 2017, 曾瑋中 (Jasper Tseng), 聽歌
  Gún the̍h-tio̍h mài-kù chhiùⁿ chhut ê sim-chiâⁿ thiaⁿ-koa ê lâng éng-oán pôe tī chia. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Holding the microphone, I sing my heart out; people listening to this song will forever be here with me.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 傳聲器 (“microphone”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		傳聲器、微音器、擴音器
Mandarin	Beijing	話筒、麥、麥克風
Mandarin	Taiwan	麥克風、話筒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	咪
Cantonese	Hong Kong	咪、咪高峰
Hakka	Meixian	咪、麥克風
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	麥克
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	麥克
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	麥克
	Dongshi (Dabu)	麥克、放送頭
	Zhuolan (Raoping)	麥克
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	麥克
Min Nan	Xiamen	麥克風、話筒
	Taipei	麥克、麥克風
	Chaozhou	麥克風
	Shantou	麥克風
Wu	Shanghai	麥克風、話筒
Wu	Wenzhou	話筒、麥

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